• Butler in the Final Four in Indianapolis and going to classes through Friday is the coolest sports story in the city’s recent history. How can any basketball fan not pull for them?
• I think I caught myself earlier today actually excited for Indiana University Football. I can’t remember if I was awake or asleep, but I think I felt genuinely enthused. Maybe it was because Indiana beat out Michigan and Nebraska for a lineman recruit (Welcome Kirk Harris); maybe it’s because I like that our linebackers finally have size and speed to match (Damon Sims is going to be a bitch. You heard it here first); maybe it’s the prospect of a versatile offense; or maybe this season is a win-win. IU’s decent, wins games it could and should; a bowl game is in the future. IU underachieves again, Bill Lynch won’t keep his job and we can go get a guy who DOESN’T have a resume filled with under-achievement. (But I'll give him a few games to shut me up before I jump on THAT bandwagon again) Or maybe I was temporarily delusional.
• Did anyone else get absolutely sick watching that chick (Dee Dee Jernigan) from Xavier miss 2 wide-open layups that cost her team a tournament game this week? If there were ever a reason to give someone an “I TOLD YOU SO!” example of why women’s sports generally suck, this is it. If you can get past the idiot whose obnoxious voice ruins the moment : http://deadspin.com/5505546/watch-xavier-miss-two-wide+open-layups-and-make-charles-smith-feel-better-about-himself
• The Cincnnati Reds have more pitching options than any team in the majors. Literally 8 guys could be in the starting rotation; and the Louisville Bats will be stacked! Mike Leake and Travis Wood are dueling it out for the #5 spot this year, but in a year or two? Homer Bailey, Edinson Volquez, Johnny Cueto, Aroldis Chapman, and Wood/Leake is a strong, strong group. Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo’s days are numbered; and Harang (the Reds’ opening day starter) better buy a really good neck brace this season. His spring training numbers show he’ll need it as much as he’ll be looking over his shoulder.
• “Kinky” is using a feather. “Perverted” is using the whole chicken.
RT Brightman
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